Art Basel 2026: 290 Galleries, New Initiatives, and Satellite Fairs
The 56th edition of Art Basel returns to Messe Basel from June 16–21, 2026, with VIP previews on June 16–17 and public days June 18–21. The fair hosts 290 galleries from 43 countries, including over 20 newcomers. New initiatives include Basel Exclusive, where galleries unveil significant works at the VIP opening; Unlimited, curated by Ruba Katrib (MoMA PS1) with 59 large-scale projects; and Parcours, curated by Stefanie Hessler (Swiss Institute) under the theme 'Conviviality'. Art Basel Awards commissions debut with public works by Nairy Baghramian on Messeplatz and Ibrahim Mahama on Münsterplatz. The digital-art platform Zero 10, co-curated by Trevor Paglen and Eli Scheinman, makes its European debut with 20 exhibitors including Hauser & Wirth, Marian Goodman, and HEK. Satellite fairs include LISTE Art Fair Basel (June 15–21), VOLTA Basel (June 17–21) with new section FRISCHE! and Aboriginal art pavilion 'Everywhen', and Photo Basel at Volkshaus. Off-site events include Basel Social Club themed 'Office' (June 14–20) and Warehouse Artefacts co-hosted by Thomas Bangalter and Rampa. Museum highlights include Pierre Huyghe at Fondation Beyeler, Vera Molnár at Kunstmuseum Basel, and solo shows by Janiva Ellis and Shuang Li at Kunsthalle Basel.
Key facts
- Art Basel 2026 runs June 16–21 at Messe Basel, with VIP previews June 16–17.
- 290 galleries from 43 countries participate, with over 20 newcomers.
- New initiative Basel Exclusive reserves significant works for VIP opening.
- Unlimited curated by Ruba Katrib features 59 large-scale projects.
- Parcours curated by Stefanie Hessler with theme 'Conviviality'.
- Art Basel Awards commissions public works by Nairy Baghramian and Ibrahim Mahama.
- Zero 10 digital-art platform debuts in Europe, co-curated by Trevor Paglen and Eli Scheinman.
- Satellite fairs: LISTE (June 15–21), VOLTA (June 17–21), Photo Basel (June 2026).
Entities
Artists
- Nairy Baghramian
- Ibrahim Mahama
- Trevor Paglen
- Ruba Katrib
- Stefanie Hessler
- Eli Scheinman
- Hito Steyerl
- Avery Singer
- Andreas Gursky
- Vera Molnár
- Ryoji Ikeda
- Agnieszka Kurant
- John Gerrard
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
- Pierre Huyghe
- Mouna Mekouar
- Anne Stenne
- Cao Fei
- Louise Lawler
- Joseph Beuys
- Janiva Ellis
- Shuang Li
- Angelica Mesiti
- Nicolas Darrot
- Hella Jongerius
- Verner Panton
- Monira Al Qadiri
- Thomas Bangalter
- Rampa
- Julian Charrière
- Lee Cavaliere
- Daesung Lee
- Pol Taburet
- Gerhard Richter
- Duane Hanson
- Enrico David
- Alberto Giacometti
- Jeff Koons
- Dozie Kanu
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Tanja Grandits
- Rico Zandonella
- Peter Knogl
- Bronson Smillie
- Maximilian Arnold
- Miyabi
- Mookmintra Jariyavidyanont
- Jay Payton
- Johanna Ulfsak
- Daria Koltsova
- Prateek Vijan
- Dongho Kang
- Dan Vogt
- Calla McInnes
- Tracey Emin
- Theaster Gates
- Bruce Nauman
- Nikola Dietrich
- Sven Eisenhut-Hug
- Benjamin Füglister
- Chiara Camoni
- Yalda Afsah
- Vytautas Kumža
- Andrzej Steinbach
- Prateek Vijaan
- Marina Abramović
- Haegue Yang
- Claudia Pagès Rabal
- Nasan Tur
- Cinthia Marcelle
- Rinus Van de Velde
- Miao Ying
- Dan Lie
- Clement Greenberg
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Stanley Kubrick
- Nengi Omuku
- Richard Mudariki
- Youssef Ouchra
- Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo
- Vivian Maier
- Man Ray
- André Kertész
- Imogen Cunningham
- Roger Ballen
- Carolina Kecskemethy
- David Apakidze
- Yohei Imamura
- Noorain Inam
- DJ Rampa
- Walter Schels
- Dalai Lama
- Angela Merkel
- Gabriele Stötzer
- Wolf Biermann
- Hanne Lippard
- Miki Yui
- Alessandra Eramo
- Oliver Gather
- Mélia Roger
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Pieter Brueghel the Younger
- Kate Millett
- Fatima Hellberg
- Lukas Flygare
- Valeria Duca
- Liu Bolin
- Jakub Nepraš
- Adéla Janská
- Amanda Coulson
- Randa Sadaka
- Isa Genzken
- Moffat Takadiwa
- Alma Allen
- Dan Awartani
- Yto Barrada
- Sung Tieu
- Walid Raad
- Maike Cruse
- Arthur Jafa
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
- Farah Al Qasimi
- Diego Marcon
- Precious Okoyomon
- Ben Luke
- Márcia Fortes
- Claes Nordenhake
- Karen Jenkins-Johnson
- Pablo Picasso
- Louise Bourgeois
- Willem de Kooning
- David Hockney
- Pierre Soulages
- Lynne Drexler
- Doris Salcedo
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Elizabeth Peyton
- John Baldessari
- Mary Lovelace O'Neal
- Hana El-Sagini
- Millicent Wilner
- Andreas Gegner
- Xavier Hufkens
- Marianne Boesky
- Fabrizio Padovani
- Aleya Hamza
- Sanna Helena Berger
- Isaac Soh Fujita Howell
- Yaz Taşçı
- Thea Lazăr
- Adrian Ganea
- David Farcaș
- Amel Bashier
- Mimmo Haraditiohadi
- Tomoya Matsuzaki
- Kineta Kunimatsu
- Natalie Sasi Organ
- Helena Huneke
- Eva Noeske
- Erin Calla Watson
- Ruofan Chen
- Teyu Wang
- David Attwood
- Hanne Nielsen Kjærsgaard
Institutions
- Art Basel
- Messe Basel
- MoMA PS1
- Swiss Institute
- Hauser & Wirth
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Esther Schipper
- Sprüth Magers
- Almine Rech
- HEK (House of Electronic Arts)
- Andrew Kreps Gallery
- Galerie Oniris
- Interface Gallery
- Pace Gallery
- Jessica Silverman Gallery
- LISTE Art Fair Basel
- VOLTA Basel
- Photo Basel
- Basel Social Club
- Warehouse Artefacts
- Nordstern Basel
- Fondation Beyeler
- Kunstmuseum Basel
- Kunsthalle Basel
- Museum Tinguely
- Vitra Design Museum
- Kunsthaus Baselland
- Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois
- Nomad Design & Lifestyle Hotel
- Krafft Basel
- Hotel Der Teufelhof
- Hotel Basel
- Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl
- Brasserie Les Trois Rois
- Chez Donati
- Stucki
- Cantina Don Camillo
- Volkshaus Basel
- Werk 8
- Bonvivant
- Löwenzorn
- Restaurant Atelier
- Rico's
- Bar Les Trois Rois
- Bar Rouge
- Consum
- NOOHN
- Jägerhalle
- Cargo Bar
- Volta Bräu
- Acqua Basel
- Whitewall
- OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen
- Magnum Photos
- Saint Laurent
- Anthony Vaccarello
- Daft Punk
- Keinemusik
- art.klub
- LG Guggenheim Award
- MacArthur Fellowship
- Liste Art Fair Basel
- Artnet News
- Pangée
- Matta
- Gallery Ver
- Lovay Fine Arts
- Temnikova & Kasela
- Suprainfinit
- Galerie Khoshbakht
- Whistle
- Cylinder
- Primary Practice
- Martina Kausch Architektinnen
- Beau Travail
- Cherry Hill
- Courtney Jaeger
- Radio Athènes
- O-Town House
- Liste Art Fair
- MAZE Design Basel
- Africa Basel
- I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel
- Design Miami Basel
- June Art Fair
- Herzog & de Meuron
- Artribune
- Centre Culturel Suisse
- Ackermannshof
- Klybeck 610
- Volkshaus
- Offene Kirche Elisabethen
- Hall 4.U
- Diener & Diener
- SpazioA
- Molitor
- Copperfield
- Liste Basel
- Kunstmuseum Basel Gegenwart
- Barbara Wien
- Kukje Gallery
- neugerriemschneider
- Kin
- Koshbakht
- Haus der Elektronischen Künste
- Manor
- Monopol
- Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
- Kin Art Studio
- O Art Project
- Bukia Vakhania
- Kayokoyuki
- Indigo+Madder
- Nordstern.com
- C/O Berlin
- Stiftung F.C. Gundlach
- Gropius Bau
- VG Bild-Kunst
- Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
- Städel Museum
- Manifesta
- Manifesta 16 Ruhr
- Mumok
- Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
- The Kate Millett Trust
- Creative Growth
- MoMA
- SFMOMA
- Smithsonian
- Collection de L'Art Brut
- Galleri Ramfjord
- Galerie One
- Graham Contemporary
- Fabienne Levy
- Trafo Gallery
- ADRIAN SUTTON GALLERY
- Galerie Buchholz
- Semiose Gallery
- Perrotin
- Sfeir-Semler Gallery
- Beaux Arts Magazine
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Walker Art Centre
- Guggenheim New York
- Centre Pompidou
- Tate Modern
- Rijksmuseum
- Moderna Museet
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
- Zeitz MOCAA
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
- M+
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Swiss Institute New York
- Art Basel Awards
- BOSS
- Paula Cooper Gallery
- Chapter NY
- Gagosian
- GRAY
- Galerie Lelong and Co.
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- Yares Art
- White Cube
- Galerie Georges Philippe and Nathalie Vallois
- David Zwirner
- SprüthMagers
- Fellowship
- bitforms
- Max Estrella
- Oniris Gallery
- Boesky Gallery
- P420
- Gypsum Gallery
- Rathaus Basel
- Eventhalle
- Messeplatz
- Münsterplatz
- Shahin Zarinbal
- Sébastien Bertrand
- Galería Ozgoren
- Ivan
- Addis Fine Art
- petrino
- Yutaka Kikutake Gallery
- Distanz
- Spine Book Forum
- ara contemporary
- Nova Contemporary
- City Galerie Wien
- Ehrlich Steinberg Gallery
- Shower Gallery
- Kalos Gallery
- ssspacespace
- Arte al límite
- Davis Gallery
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Messeplatz
- Messe Basel
- Messeplatz 10, 4058 Basel
- Clarastrasse
- Rhine
- Münsterplatz
- Event Hall, Messeplatz
- Hall 1.1, Maulbeerstrasse / Riehenring 113, 4058 Basel
- Hall 4.U, Congress Center, Messeplatz 21, 4058 Basel
- Volkshaus Basel, Rebgasse 12–14, 4058 Basel
- Erdbeergraben 1, 4051 Basel
- Riehen
- Fondation Beyeler, Riehen
- Kunstmuseum Basel, St. Alban-Graben
- Kunsthalle Basel, Steinenberg 7
- Museum Tinguely, Solitude Park
- Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
- Germany
- HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Münchenstein/Basel
- Kunsthaus Baselland
- Altstadt Grossbasel
- Brunngässlein 8
- Rheingasse 12
- Leonhardsgraben 49
- Münzgasse 12
- Bruderholz
- Wettstein
- Kleinbasel
- Gundeldingen
- Bottmingen
- Rosental
- Altstadt Kleinbasel
- Klybeck
- Rhinefront
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- Italy
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- Canada
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- Bangkok
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- Estonia
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- South Korea
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Athens
- Greece
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Warteck
- Hall 4.U
- Offene Kirche Elisabethen
- Klybeck 610
- Volkshaus
- Viaduktstrasse 33
- Erdbeergraben 1
- Grossbabel
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- Clarastraße
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- Lithuania
- Brussels
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- London
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- New York
- Comer See
- Busan
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- Pistoia
- Klein-Basel
- Volkshaus Basel
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Tbilisi
- Georgia
- Slovenia
- Landshut
- Düsseldorf
- Grafenberger Wald
- Jan-Wellem-Brunnen
- Weyhe-Park
- Frankfurt am Main
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